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8991
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Brewed by St. Sylvestre
Style: Bière de Garde
St. Sylvestre-Cappel, France
Serve in Snifter, Tulip

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 455   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Unfiltered.
Gavroche was a generous and rebellious Paris urchin and a character in the Victor Hugo (1802-1885) novel “Les Misérables.” It is also a strong, amber beer, where the flavour of its top-fermentation yeast combines perfectly with the taste of the special malts. Fermented again in the bottle, the Gavroche beer should be served with care between 10 and 12°C.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerledgend (1050) - Waterloo, Wellington, - OCT 21, 2009
Hazy orange colour with big white head, very lively. Caramel notes on the nose. Thin body. Fruityyeasty flavour and hides the big alcohol.

3.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Gramoit (28) - AUSTRALIA - FEB 5, 2012
Pours a dark amber colour with a thickish head. Smells of dark fruits and caramel. Palate is Very soothing and sticky with a very caramelly taste and hides the alcohol very well. Overall a very good beer and one perfect for a winters day.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
BobEvers (83) - NETHERLANDS - FEB 2, 2012
fles 33 cl Kleur: amber/bruin met een creme schuimkraag. Geur: Licht zoetig (fruit?), Mout en hout. Smaak: Licht zoet, met een lekker bitter. Nasmaak van bitter blijft lang achter. Alcohol is nauwelijks te proeven.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jfb (1430) - GERMANY - JAN 31, 2012
(bottle) pours a slightly hazy deep amber colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of caramel and dark fruit, with a hint of cardboard and notes of herbal hops, cactus juice and nettles. flavour is mostly bready pale malts, with a light to medium sweetness and a slightly herbal-hoppy finish, alcohol is nicely hidden. heavy-bodied with lively carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
HenryXXX (18) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 22, 2012
This beer has small head with an amber color. The nose has raisin. The flavor is raisin, followed by a crispness followed by a very coppery flavor. the finish a bit crispness and mineral but very round. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
GothGargoyle (188) - Vancouver, CANADA - JAN 22, 2012
Rusty brown with noticeable carbonation, and a good pale head. Aroma is red fruits, caramel. Very well balanced on the palate, with some sweetness, subtle bitterness and a touch of sour on the finish. Taste is caramel, fig, dates, malt. Really enjoyable, great complexity.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
TorbenH (330) - Frederikshavn, DENMARK - JAN 20, 2012
amber, clear, white foam, bread, hay, cereal, toast, medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter, medium sweetness, very bitter,

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JulienHuxley (1061) - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 13, 2012
750 ml bottle. Pours a dark amber almost brown color - not what I was expecting. Aroma is heavily laden with wild honey, some grain, light grassy hops, but it is really the honey character that comes through. Taste is sweet honey, some cereal and very light hoppiness, especially sweet though. Palate is not sticky despite the very sweet flavor, pretty dry although not really relatively to other examples of this style. Not bad but a bit too heavy for me.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
matt7215 (1566) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 8, 2012
750ml bottle shared by jsprime. deep amber, huge tan head. big malty, lightly funky BDG. love this stuff. thx jeff.


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